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The Peddler's Backpack

The Peddler's Backpack

2005•1h 12m•6.0/10
Documentary

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6.0/10(1)

From Italian set designer to Brazilian stage director, Gianni Ratto, born in Italy in 1916 and based in Brazil since 1954, retraces the geographical path of his life, accompanied by his daughter, passing through Genoa, Milan, Florence, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, visiting places and people who marked his journey. At each encounter, Gianni speaks of his work and reveals the ideas of someone who not only executes but also thinks about theater from a humanist perspective.

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PT

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Cast

Gianni Ratto

Gianni Ratto

Self

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

Self

Millor Fernandes

Self

José Celso Martinez Corrêa

José Celso Martinez Corrêa

Self

Bibi Ferreira

Self (Cenas de arquivo)

Kati Almeida Braga

Self

Maria Della Costa

Maria Della Costa

Self

Dario Fo

Dario Fo

Self

Ariela Goldman

Self

Tony Ramos

Tony Ramos

Self

Flávio Rangel

Flávio Rangel

Self

AntÇonia Ratto

Self

Sérgio Britto

Sérgio Britto

Self

Corrado Ratto

Self

Rosanna Purchia

Self

Aimar Labaki

Self

Nina Vinchi Grassi

Self

Tatiana memória

Self

Flávio Rangel

Flávio Rangel

Self (Cenas de arquivo)

Fernando Pamplona

Self (Cenas de arquivo)

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